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The Osceola times., 1887-05-14

A Decision Rendered bv the Iowa Rail-
road Commissioners as to What Is a
"ReasonabIe" Rate on Coal. as Against
an Extortionate Rate Charged by n Rail-
way Company.
DEs MofNRs, Ia, May The railroad
commissioners in tho case of the COM
plant of Governor Larrabee against the
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy railroad,
gave their decision yesterday morning
They say the complaint makes it their
duty to determine whether or not the rail
road company had charged an unreason-
able rate The Governor had arraigned
and put them on trial before the bar Of
public opinion for the manner in which
they had performed their duties, and had
given them notice, unless they redeemed
themselves "the commission will have
to 60" Lengthy quotations are
made from the Governors criti-
cisms Of prior action Of the board, and for
their alleged neglect of duty. They fur
ther say that in February last they held
in this same case that the shipment Of
coal from Cleveland or the shipment on
the "Qn road to Glenwood, 1856 miles, and
TO Council Bluffs, l57 miles, were under
like conditions and circumstances, ex-
cept distance; that sls) per ton for the
short distance, against Sl25 for the long
er distance was excessive and unjust dis
elimination, and they recommended a
revision of the tariff rates to conform TO
the provisions Of the Interstate Com
merce law. The road advances its
Council Bluffs rate TO Sl90. A
rehearing was had and the commission,
after reviewing the arguments and n
careful study of rates on all roads, find a
general concession is made at competing
points. From all sources OF information
possible, they decide that for class A
roads proper terminal charge is thirty
cents a ton; that an additional reasonable
rate up to 100 miles distance should be
nine mills per ton per mile; to 800 miles,
seven mills; TO 80 miles, six mills; to 40
miles, FIVE mills; 10 800 miles, four mills
per ton. The reasonable rate on coal
from Cleveland TO Glenwood would be
sl45, The decision of the commission is
unanimous This is the first decision on
"long and short haur' rates In this State.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
CHARMS OF SHOPPING.
The Delightful Individuality Maintained
by the Shops of New Orleans.

Never was there business s.r5e ct
like Canal, the chief artery Of the city.
From the Mississippi levee, wide, with
two rows of trees on either side the
strip of grass, in which are monu-
ments, it runs ont to the cemeteries by
the Bayou of st. John. Up and down on
the pavement in front of the shops the
crowd passes, all shades of complexion,
and dresses all hues of the rainbow
One hears French on every side. Shop
ping becomes verify picturesque. 1t is
impossible to buy machine embroider-
les One must have the handiwork of
conventual maidens from over the sea
from La Belle France. In one Of the
large shops, in the shoe department, a
customer finds not only shoes but en-
tertainment A vivacious, s,olive-skinned,
dark-eyed girl of seventeen passes
through twirling dainty bonnet on
the tips of her fingers. The gentle
manly attendant answers an inquiring
glance with zone of three sisters,
not six months from Paris. her English
is bewitching, you must hear It," Ac-
cordingly remark stops her return.
She smiles her answer, then catching
sight, for the first time evidently. of
the low mirror in a swinging frame,
used to display the feet in the fitting,
this Partisan demoiselle drops upon her
knees, smiles coquettishly at her i'm
age, pats her bangs, murmurs "char.
mante-charmante," smiles dimpling
smile and is gone. She is charming,
and the boots one wears will always
bring back the child from the boule.
wards.
Such is the charm of the city, lurking
continually TO catch one unawares.
There is nothing commonplace. moth
ing monotonous. Let us trust that
progress, another pervasive Northern.
er, may leave for many day, this cor.
ner Of the States lis delightful iudivid.
uslIty.-Cor N y. Obserrsr.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

| CLAY Il WoopFoRp, owners OF Runny-
meade stock farm, near Paris Ky, re-
ceived an offer on the 4th OF 800, 900 from
New York parties for their celebrated
stallion Hindoo, provided he lived four
years after the purchase. The offer was
refused.
THE earthquake in the Southwest on the
81 was more serious than first reports in
| dicated. 1t extended from Ell Paso to
| California, and also TO Guaymas, Mexico
THE London Telegraph considers the anti
German demonstrations at Paris serious
occurrences. The rendition Of all Of Wag.
ner's operas have been suppressed at the
Eden Theatre.
REPORTS from Vera Cruz, Mexico, an
nounce that the weather is intensely
warm on the coast and that slight shocks
OF earthquake have been felt in different
parts Of the country.
THE one hundred and nineteenth annual
| meeting Of the New York Chamber Of
Commerce was held on the 5th, and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Charles =.
Smith; first vice president, Josiah N.
Fiske; second vice president Cornelius
n. Bliss; treasurer Solon Humphreys;
secretary, Geo. Wilson.
lub iutOT DoltbpI. W tut hiN Nltth
University, To be esta ablishel at Worcester,
Mass, through the liberality Of Jones g.
Clark, of that city, m It on the 5th at Mr..
Clark's residence. Mr.. Clark informed
the gentlemen of his intention to make
further gifts TO the college TO the amount
OF $1,000 Included In this is col
lection OF works Of art valued at $4,000
A COMMITTEE representing Picketts
division, C. s. A, was at Gettysburg, Pa,
on the 9Th TO confer with the Battlefield
Memo oriai Association regarding q monu
ment on the site of Picketts charge. The
committee consists of Colonel r. l.. Maury,
Captain p. T. Rsave and Captain W. J.
Clopton.
ANOTHER slight earthquake shock was
felt in the region Of Ell Paso, Tex, on the
9th.
TnE machine shops OF the Chicago, Kan.
sas e. Nebraksa railroad are TO be built at
Harrington, Neb
EeNoxr, the new star in the racing
world, that made his orst reputation st
~ Dallas (Ts8) track last tall and -
eeeis>ea tarfnss n - peFsor9ssse y
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
a Blessing In Disguise.

TrcsoS, ARR, May s-Another violent
earthquake is reported in the San Jose
mountains, forty miles south Of Fort llua-
chuca, in Sonora. General Forsyth has
sent an exploration party to investigate.
The party has just returned from Santa
Catalina mountains and report the can
yons full OF water The water was
brought to the surface by the earthquake.
This is great boon for this section,
as there are thousands Of acres of good
farming land at the base of these mount
aims which only need water to make
them valuable. Another good effect OF
the earthquake is the opening Of two
large gold veins which were discovered
In the Santa Catalina mountains.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
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The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
CONDENSED TElEGRAMS.

THERE has lbeen such activity in the
building boom at Chattanooga, Tenn, late
ly that the lumber men in that city have
put the prices of lumber up to an exhorbi
tant figure which has had a tendency tC
lessen the activity.
The monument to Gen. X. L. Lee will
not be laid until next October.
ALL othor reports to the contrary not
withstanding, no volcanic eruptions have
occurred in Southern Arizona.
DIR. J. p. MCFERRIN died at Nashville,
Tenn, on the 10th. He had been in active
service OF the Methodist Church for sixty.
two years.
RUFUS FULLER, a desperado, made a
savage attack on Jailer Hood, of Knox.
vile, Tenn, on the 7th. Fuller is subject
to fits, and he made his cell associates be-
lieve one Of his fits was coming on. The
jailer was sent for, and upon his arrival
at the cell door Fuller jumped to his feet
and made the attack, knocking the jailer
down. Hoods injuries are very serious,
and may prove fatal.
THE Grand Rivers Coal, Iron and Rail.
road Company was incorporated at Louis.
vile on the Eth. The capital stock Of the
concern is S2O00O,OOO and the incorpora.
tors are capitalists of Memphis, Nashville,
Louisville, Fri, Pa, and Chicago.
| IT is reported from Washington that the
Interstate Commerce Commissioners as
the result of their Southern tour will prob.
ably make n suspension Of the long and
short haul clause indefinite and extend il
to all roads.
THE people of Little Rock are highly
elated over the assurance that the Missouri
Pacific will soon construct line Of rail-
road from that place to Fort Scott.
l. CoYsIDERABLE excitement was occa-
stoned at st. Joseph, No, on the 7th, over
the discovery of two loaded dynamite
bombs in n cellar.
Two railroads were sold at Covington,
KY, on the 7th, by order of the United
States Court upon foreclosure Of mort
cages. One was the Kentucky and Great
Eastern and the other was the Cincinnati
and Southwestern.
FRANK JAMES, the ex bandit, was in
Nashville, Tenn, on the 7th on his way 70
his home in st. Louis. He stopped at
Nashville to see old friends and also to
liquidate some financial indebtedness that
has been standing against him for some
years.
REPORTS from sixty five town and city
elections held in Indiana on the 7th, show
Democratic gains in all sections.
The State Farmers Alliance Cotton
Congress ofsTexas adjourned on the 7th
The object of the assemblage was to ar.
range 10 enter into the manufacturing Of
wagons. sgricultural implements. oottox
presses, gtns aad al mills. Orc 10000.
~ ~ Fsyssseseel !"
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

The State Debt Board. composed OF the
Governor, Auditor and Secretary Of State
has finally succeeded in organizing
Elijah Ives. of Ivesyille, ten iailes from
Little Rock, had his saw mill destroyel
10y fire. together with s, 900 worth Of lum
her a few rights ago
The Governor has appointed Rev, A. ID.
jenkins, Of Little Rocf, chaplain OF the
State psnitent!ary Tor the ensuing two
years
The bids are all in for the construction
OF the mammoth mills of the Southern
OIL Company at Little Rock, and Manager
Oliver will announce the award at once.
The present stage Of water affords
tolerable good steamboating, but a few
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
A ThIevlng Silver Reflner.

Providence, r l., May s.-Thos. C..
Perkins, aged forty-three, a refiner, was
arrested yesterday for stealing from his
employers, Potter & Burlington, manu-
featuring jewellers. His manner of theft
consisted in making false returns of the
stock used, and disposing of the surplus.
He was well paid, was his own master in
the shop, and enjoyed the full confidence
of his employers. When arrested he had
thirteen ounces Of gold upon him just as
1t comes from the cruciblc. His pecula.
tions are thought TO amount TO 5000, and
his breach Of trust has no parallel In the
histsry Of tAe 5swelry tradA Perktns u
nv " Solh
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14

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derive from them. .-
Cstarrh Cure, manufactured
!, Cheney & Co, Toledo, O.,
S no mercury and is taken in
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that you get the genuine, it
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|ld by Druggists, price 75 crs
tie.
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
OUNDER'S SAYINGS.
Practical Philosophy Taught by Dany
Contact with All sorts OF People.

~ '|s
Contact with All Sorts Of People.
II | find man who vhas honest und
copyright doan' 90 back on him Pc
cause he eats nit his knife.
When somepody comes TO me und
says dis worldt yhas all sham und
dot all mon vhas dishonest, doan'
say nottings. | look leedle ont dot
he doan' steal my beer glasses und de-
ceive me py his lies. ..
Some men Will lay for you fora
dozen years. und sometime when You
sthub your toe dey vhill shump in und
shudge your whole character by DEF
remarks INDUCED in Mt dot time.
1t vhas pooty easy to wonder how di.
mans or dot mans gets along so well
and dond't work, but we Goan' stop
leedle 20 see if he doan' wonder de same
nit us.
If an oldt man comes 10 me and asks
if he should get married again | tell
him it vhas all right. II vhas one oi
der vhays he can make fool of him
self according to law.
Maypc it vhas all right dot some
mans vhas very rich und some very
poor. If dis vhas not so der poor mans
would have nothings to compare hinl-
self to und no care for wealth.
Some eafnings When vhas in my own
house a tramp comes along and Sltrlkes
me for quarter TO get a nights lods-
ing. owe him nothings, und he vhas
n fraud, but | gif it to him because II
he shump in der river und lvhas on der
coroners shury it damage me fife dol
lar.
When some peoples meet nit troubles
dey vhas all Knocked TO pieces, ash II II
vhas totally onoXpected. | pelief do'
der Lord expected troubles und MS
fortunes for der whole human race
und dot der man who ships arounds
EN- vhas too mean to 90 TO Hcafen.
Der line between ignorance und wee
vhas so narrer dot der want of nicke'
Will push a man oafcr. Not dot some
ignorant men vhas not honest. but do'
ignorance vhill make man pellet do'
der yorldt owes him living. Nheh
he gets dot idea he vhas ready to shteai
der living which der vorldt owes
somepody else. Detroit Free Press
Some one entered the Episcopal
church at Ncwburyport, Mass. icw
nights ago and robbed il of its silver
communion service. Among the pieces
was one presented to the churei. oy
King William and Queen Mary in lo'1;
which was one OF rare and hiaeor'ca
value. - CAicaae Uwsa
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
PRAIRIE NANCE,

IL, and Scratches of every kind
in 30 Minutes by Woolford's
.ry Lotion. Use no other
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The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

PETER SMITH was hanged in the Tomts
prison, New York City, on the morning of
the 5th. 1t was the first legal execution
on Thursday in the States history.
ID. K KEITH, cashier Of the Bank Of
Eikton, Oak, is under arrest on charge
OF robbery. The bank is closed Fixtures
have been attached for taxes.
The grand jury, at Buffalo, N. Y, have
found indictments against Henry Nuhn,
John q Harkey and Edward Somers, in
sopo oayleu oooisla 10: mar slaughter IN
~ e6eln1 4egseoI - ooDs1se .hedeetA q
The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
LONG AND SHORT hAUlS.

A Decision Rendered bv the Iowa Rail-
road Commissioners as to What Is a
"Reasonable" Rate on Coal. as Against
an Extortionate Rate Charged by n Rail-
way COMPANY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11

about 20 car loads were back at q late hour.
Good cattle were shade frmer and higher, but
common and medium were dull and easier
Poorest to best steers sold at from 81 2OG5 80
per 100 pounds and fat bulls at So 60G4 CO..
oheep-ReCeipts $500; sheep ruled weak and
lower; lambs were steady: common TO prime
sheep sold at S4Gj per 100 pounds; lambs at SG
SIC per pound, with one carload at SIC.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June -Cattle-Recelpts
800; shipments 100; slow and weak; good to
choice 81 25G4 so; common to medium, s. 50G
20; stoCkers 81 60G3 %; feeding steers So 80
as 10; COWS, 81 0005 90. Hogs Receipts 10 800;
shipments 1900; opened 50IOc higher, closing
with an additional advance of l0c: ranging
from 50 00G4 81 Sheep-Recelpts 500; ship
ments 1907 steady; goOd to choice s. 00G3 So;
common to medium 81 00G2 10.
ST. LOUIS, MO-. June 10 - OatIle-ReCeiDts
1000; shipments 1900; market steady choice
heavy native steers, 81 1904 60; fair to good
shipping steers, 81 C0G4 40 butchers steers,
fair TO choice. So 7OG4 20 feeders, fair to
good, s. l064 90; stockers, fair to good,
g 1908 co; Texans, common grass TO good
shipments 1000; market strong, rang
Ing from s. SOFAS 10. Sheep-Receipts
1000; shipments 34OO market firm; clipped, fair
to choice So 1904 Is.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 10. - Cattle-Receipts
500; shipments 2OC0; the market was weak (;
shipping steers So 75G4 80; stockers and
feeders 81 2j63 50; COWS, bulls and mixed, 81 90
as 50; Texans So 00G4 90. Hogs-Receipts p 900;
shipments 5000; stronger ranging from 81 GOA
20. Sheep-ReCeipts 1000; shipments none !;
market strong and Zoe higher; natives So 506
35; western So jOG4 p; Texans s. I5G3 70;
lambs 81 5CG3 30 per head.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
Tho Richest Man Who Ever Lived.

In speaking Of the wealth of some OF
the ancients, says writer in the New
Orleans Times-Democrat, you class
Tiberius as the wealthiest at Sis, 900,
and give that Of Crpsus, the Lydian, at
about S8,000,0l0. You have not men
toned one wealthier than them all, who
was Pythius, son OF Atty, who possessed
in silver and gold together S24, 5I6, 900,
which added to his possession Of land and
slaves at a propOrtionate value, would
swell his wealth TO about 100000. l
mean his gold at the DoriC value of So % !;
if reckoned ct the value Of the slater
siebus it would give him IN coin
S6,056, 900, and w tn slaves and land in
proportion, wealth of over Sl20, 900.
This man Pythius, without touching his
silver and gold, entertained at the city of
Celeanea the army of NerXes, over
5000, 900 strong, in his invasion of Greece,
and on previous occasion made King
Darius, NeIXes' father, 8 magnificent
present. golden plane tree and vine.
This PYthiuS, then, was the wealthest
-nan in the world, and it is doubtful. if
there has been any one before or since TO
equal him
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
SOME TOILET TALK.
A Bath That Mermaids Would Delight In
Perfumed Soaps.
Cottage Hearth.


IL your dressing room you have soft
cold water and Il sponge, probably placed
there over night so that it is in the morn
ing CT the same temperature as the air
then you have nice, soft Turkish wash
ing glove and piece OF plain CASTLE OF
ivory soap, not scented; that is danger
Gus TO health; then, standing before ba-
sin of hot water, the whole body is
quickly le.hered and rubbed thoroughly.
This ought not 20 occupy more than say
three minutes, and after this comes the
cold sponge bsth, which need not take
more than minute and half. A mod
eratelV coarse towel should be used, and
tn skin should be thoroughly dried. Re-
member that tue towel should not be
rough enough 10 irritete the skin, but
only to produce g pleasant glow Re
member, toe, that there must be no
daTdliDg over the bath. DaWdle as much
as you please while dressing, but battle
with judicious CELEBRITY; and remember,
thirdly, that you must never neglect to
wet the head with cold water, else disa-
greeable sensations will be the result. The
bath is to be taken on an empty stomach,
and Immediately after getting out Of
bed. The slight stock caused by the cold
water will be succeeded by feelings very
delightful, indeed-feelings which
might describe if | chose, but l will not,
as | want you TO experience them. There
are sponge baths and plunge baths and
shower baths, all Of which may be taken
at home; but toT all forms OF household
bathing commend me to the oLe | have
5ist tried to describe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
WITH TIE HEAD OF A FISH.
The Queer Freak of Nature to be Seen in
tho Helena Poorheuse.
Helena ark special.

l1ClCud t-ALh'J 'pCC4dI'
The poorhouse mere contains q strange
freak of nature. This is q boy between
seven and eight years of age, q typical
negro child, excepting from his neck up.
He was born at O!d Town, about twenty
miles from Helena. The boy, or boy
fish. as he IS called, has a very indistinct
articulation. He has no palate. His
head is held always on his breast, as if ii
was closely articulated with it, or IN fact,
part of the breast. 1t is oblOng and his
forehead recedes from point below the
eyes to the crown of his head. At an
early age there were scales on his back
which very much resembled the scales on
buffalo fish. They have, in the course
of time, worn away, leaving only whit
ISL mark similar in size to the scales.
His eyes protrude from their sockets
at least @ quarter Of On inch, and are
perfectly sightless; he moves them in a
way similar TO that OF fish. 1t is thought
by his keeper that, though sightless out
OF water, By some dispensation he is able
to see distinctly when his eyes are under
the water. When ne comes in the vicinity
OF water, or when it rains, he has pecu-
liar commissions and moves MS arms as q
fish does its fms. There is in the middle
of his forehead ridge of the hardness of
gristle, resembling the burrows in a
buffalo fsh's head, which appears very
distinctly in the morning, but as evening
advances it disappears, and when night
comes it Is gone entirely, only to return
with its usual distinCtnesS in the morning
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
Tho Wool Market,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June IO.-Wool-Easy and
tub washed lower; unwa5hed bright medium
23G2SLc. Coarse braid l6G25c; low sandy
I3QlSG; fine light 19024C; fine heavy 14020C
tub washed, choice, 59G59Hc; fair 36G35c; low
32G35C.
BOSTON. MASS, June 1O.-Wool-Stronger;
Ohio and Pennsylvania extra leeces at 33c ;
XN 34635C; Michigan extra at Sic; medium IN
washed combing at S0G34c; dne and medium
territory at l7G25c; medium new spring Texas
at 23G27c; new spring California at IIGlSc !;
medium unwashed 2SG5Oc; pulled wool super
G4gc; extra 29G3 3c.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 10.-WOoi-Market
firm; low and medium woods In good demand {:
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia XX and
above, 32G34c; y, 3l032c; medium 37GSSc !;
coarse, S763Sc; New York, Michigan, Indiana and
western fine, X6NX, 29G30c; medium. 36G37C !;
coarse 36G37C; fine washed delaine y and M
35G37c; medium washed combipg and delaine
3SG39c coarse washed combingIand delaine S70
39c; Canada washed combing and delaine 500
Sic; coarse washed combing and delaine 3, 031;
Eastern Oregon I6G24c; Valley oregon 200
Csc; New Mexico and Colorado 1462lc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
a Change OF Programme.

Detroit rec 1TtsS'
az beg pardon, sir" he said, as he
stopped pedestrian on Woodward ave-
nue., ''but can you tell me where the city
hall Isl"
"Right over there, sir"
"Aa. that's it Ell? Are there any alder
men about the hall this time o'day?"
"There may be-"
"Thanks. l suppose you know ZEN
alp"
''NIost OF them
"Just so. Some of them are charitable
sre they nOt?"
81 don't know as to that"
az see. If found an alderman there
he might not be s charitable alderman,
eh?"
"Tnat's about it"
al was going over there to ask some
charitable alderman to loan me dollar,
out as the prospects are so dubious, and
as you have evinced an interest in my
welfare, permit me TO abandon my orig
inal plan and strike you for quarter"